now we go to bret baier with a what is coming coming up on "special report." >> is the president's pledge to not raise taxes on families making under $250,000 a year? join me in 30 minutes for "special report." now back to glenn. >> glenn: hello, america! this time we have been doing the hot list, but we decided to completely change it up or just rename it to "use your he head," bringing you stories where people in washington just aren't using their head. we begin in california. surprise, surprise! you might not believe this story. it's even too crazy for california, but here we go. they're trying to close their $26 billion short shortfall. they voted on the latest budget deal which included a proposal which would allow oil drilling off the coast of santa barbara. why would you do that? the measure passed the state senate, and then moved to the assembly. on july 24th, it was killed by a vote of 43-28, but then something very strange happened. the assembly voted to expunge the record -- or the vote from the record. they erased who voted and how they voted, from the public record. apparentl